Wednesday 25 July 2018

Overseers for the Highways (1745 - 1785)

An account of names of those that served as Overseers for the Highways in Turton

Overseers for the Highways (1745 - 1785)
Bolton Archives - PTU1


1745 John Nuttall & Abel Flitcroft
1746 Tho. Rawstorn at Horrobin Mill & John Rawstorn
1747 Richard Pilkington for Ciss Hey & James Lomax for Tarkingtons
1748 Richard Dewhurst & Christopher Mayoh
1749 Ralph Marsden & John Haworth
1750 James Rainforth & William Entwisle
1751 Timberbottom John Kershaw
1752 James Knowles & James Kershaw
1753 John Marsh & John Thomason
1754 John Topping & Samuell Pilkington
1755 John Knowles & Robert Mason
1756 Peter Crook & James Holt (three Lows)
1757 William Haslam & John Warburton
1758 John Horrockes & John Whewhell
1759 John Ashworth & Thos Haslam
1760 Robert Wood & James Barlow
1761 Robert Ramwell & Charles Nuttall
1762 Samuele Hamer & Rodger Sharrock
1763 John Orrell - hired for the town
1764 John Orrell - hired for the town
1765 William Welch for Holdens & John Kay Lower House
1766 Ralph Holt & Joh Hamer
1767 James Kay Blacksmith & John Haworth
1768 John Orrell for Orrellfold & James Kay for Whittles
1769 George Holt & James Kay for Buffs
1770 James Kay for Masons & Ralph Orrell
1771 John Wood & John Haworth Chappell Town
1772 John Warbutton Stones & James Lomax Nabb
1773 Edmund Wood & John Lomax
1774 Thomas Horrockes Dunscar & James Whewell
1775 James Hardman & James Haworth Heightside
1776 John Whitehead & Edmund Bury
1777 John Crook Miller & James Kay hired for Higher End
1778 William Rawsthorn & James Kay hired for Higher End
1779 Wid: Dewhurst & James Kay hired for Higher End
1780 Thomas Kershaw & James Kay hired
1781 James Knowles & John Bridge
1782 John Ormerod & John Knowles Grindle End
1783 John Knowles & John Kay Branfields
1784 John Crook Matherfold & John Kay Meadowhead
1785 John Haslam & George Green